Key holder



GJ HOLMES KEY HoL bER Jime 17;

F; 1ed Se t. 19, 1921 x" ATTORNEY F 9 BY Thisinvention relates tokeyholdersof the I I type which comprise a case enclosing a series ofthe device shown in Fig, 4.

' June 17,51930 {silence A. HOLMES, on nnwmoiv,MAssAoHUsnTtrs;lfiiss'reivon, fen vin' snii -,.A ssiein,='v a i mnivms,TO UNITED-CARR nnsrnnnn CORPORATION, on CAMBRIDGE, inAs'sflic zrn fSE'ITS, ACORIPORATION on MASSACHUSETTS? KEY 11013313]; I Y:

of hooks, the hooks being so anchored or fastened to the case that theyhave considerable 15 freedom of movement-and each hook being adapted tohold one or more keys.

* 1 The invention aims to improve devices of i this characterwith a viewtofacilitating the 7' placing .of the keys in the holder or their re-'moval therefrom while still providing. a construction in which the keyswill besecurely heldagainst accidental release.- p

, The nature of the invention will be readily 'funderstood from thefollowing description f when read inconnection with the accompany- Wingdrawings, and the novel features will be particularly pointed out in theappended fclaims. 1 In the drawings; V

Figure 1 isa front elevation showing a key- ,1 V holder embodying thisinvention, the case forthe holder being open;

Fig; 2 is a, perspective view showing, on a of'the holder shown in, Fig.1;

oneof the keyholding hooks and the means i for supportingthe same Fig.41s a side v ew showing a difierent arrangement'for anchoring the hooksin the case I p 1 Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the swivel forsupporting the hook shown in Fig. 4;

and 1 Fig.6 is a front View of the upper portion v: Referring first toFig'sb'l, 2 and 3 the ,holder there shown comprises 'a caseusually'Inade' of leather and consisting of a central panel 2 with flaps 3 andat each side of it,

these flaps being adapted to be folded over the central panel andsecured in this position I by a snap fastener; Loosely fastened to theupper margin of this central panel is a series of hooks 5 each adaptedto hold a key. The fastening means for the hooks comprises a i metalbase plate 6 which is riveted to the case and is provided at itsopposite ends with out- Y wardly turned lugs or ears 77 1n which a 50pivot pin 8 is secured. Several angular hold- 'ApplicationifiledSeptember 19,}19571 feasts larger, scale, certain details ofconstruction 1 Fig; '3 is a perspective explodedviw of ers=9 are:pivoted on this pin sidebyjsid'e so that eachholder canswinoutwardlylaway s from the case. Each holder includesa platform throughwhich a hole 11 is punched, as best shown in Fig. 3 torreceivethershankof ja- Tshap ed swivel f12 the' -headiof thelswivelrestiiigon-'the*platfor1n.l -Oneof'the hooks 5 extend'sthroughjthe howl-31in the; l Vswiveljand is loosely fastefiedto' theholder 603 9 by this member. 'QThelhooksfthus are sus pended from theswivels and l the freedom I f of movement desiredriinfusing the keys "isthus provi ded; g l I s e As 3 above indicated, T the hooks are of?unique construction. 1 Each hook preferably is'made ofspring wire,and itincluoles an'eye a whichds connected to the swivel l2anda I loopb'whichis designed'tofholdone or more 1 keys. In Ordertope'rmitQ theintroduction-- or removal of" the keysi-each' loop niay @lbe'openedatone sideya ndfor thisipurp'ose itin-Q:

eludes a 'Usshaped "catch o "and a curved ce-- length of wire ofwhibhathehook 'is made;

operating latch; d,-""both"i the :parts' and being formed in thei endportionsf'of the} Normally the'latchd i s held'in the. c atchciby theresiliency of the fwire and the keys are securely fastened in the 160 bytthes n k i p bers, Preferablyarelatively stiif wireis, i on any'keywould be necessary in order" to usedfor thi's purposefso that a heavystrain straighten out the hook's'ufiicientlyto rele 7 the latch 03from'its' catch 0; Suchga straight- ,ening' action alsois stronglyresistedsbythe I V fact that the extremity? of the "latchiiis bentoutwardly justi'abovethe catchfc, as clearly shown-.inther.vdrawings.'filmy accidental-res lease of the keys thus isvpractically impos-r,

siblei At the same time this construction has l i thefadvantage of'being easily operated to place a -keyzon aihookortofrernoveitthere I hfromfandazthe method of-roperation" is' 0b1-7 vious at a jglance.;--tThe invention therefore i avoidsan ob'jectionable[feature of 5 Certainprior". constructions in some" 20f "which the method vof operation; isobscure; ,sorne of;

them also being svery difficult to operate f if? i V In the constructionshown 4=, 5 and 621116 sainehook 5lis':employed but the hooks ares'uspended ffrom:swivels which are cong' 1,99

structed and mounted in a different manner. Each swivel l'consists of atubularor hol low stud somewhat like that used in snap fasteners but inwhich the head has been fiattened and punched to receive the eye of thehook 5. In this construction, also, the base plate 15 which is rivetedto the central panel E2 of the leather case is provided with an in c-lined' platitomn 16 having a series of holes punched in it toreceivetheentire set of swivels 14:, the shank of each swivel extendingthrough the platform while the base or flange form. The mountingof theplatform in an inclined position, as shownin Fig. '4, is preferred forthe reason that it appears'to produce freer swivellirggmovementozf thehooks and their keys relatively to the base 15.

, ries of key supporting hooks, each having'a keyholding loop, a catchand a releasable latch cooperating with saidcatc'h and normally heldinen-gagement therewith by the resiliency of the key holding loop; andmeans for securing said hooks tosaid case but pen eye portion of thehook is swivelled. GEORGE A.

' portion. of the swivel lies behind thefiplat mitting them to haveconsidehable freedom otmovenient relatively to the case. I I, :2. Inakey holder comprising a case; a series of key supporting hooks, each ofsaid hOOks being made of spring wireand having an attaching eyeiand aloo for holding a key, each hook also including a'catch and a latchcooperating With said catch, both said catch and latch losingiiltegralwiththe loop and the latch normally being held'in the catch bythe resilience of the loop and having an outwardly bent extremityimmediately beyond-the catch; and meansfor engaging the eyes of saidhooks and anchoring them to said casebnt permitting them to swing andswivel freely relatively to the case.

,3. in .a key holder comprisin acase; a sehaving an eye a, a key holdingloop I), a U- shaped catch .0 and a curved cooperating latch d,b,o tl1parts 0 (and 01 being formed in the end portions of vthe length of wireof which the hook is made; and means cooperating-with vthe eye portionsof the hooks to secure them to the case while permitting them to swingfreely relatively to the case. v

e. In a key holder comprising a case; a

, series of 'key supporting hooks, each of said 'ries of key supportingwire hoo s, each hook V

